Ag Economics
Resources on trade and Canadian ag and food in the global marketplace. Start with the Business Essentials learning path below and build your core knowledge.
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Our updated dairy outlook for 2020 indicates that dairy industry is recovering from the COVID-19 shock, but future still uncertain.
Monitoring growth opportunities in foodservices, immigration and export will be essential for bakeries and tortilla manufacturing sector.
After the rollercoaster the sector experienced in the first part of the year, anticipate a rebound in cattle and hog prices for the end of 2020 and early 2021.
Why lumber prices are increasing, the impacts on construction costs and strategies to offset these price fluctuations.
An analysis of FCC’s 2020 mid-year farmland values.
Understand the many considerations that influence how farmland is valued to make sound purchase and selling decisions in the future.
Learn how interpreting supply and demand fluctuations can help you better determine price dynamics.
Understand how interest rates are set, change and how to develop the right strategy around them.
The national average for farmland values increased an average of 3.7% for the first half of 2020, driven by higher crop receipts and low interest rates.
While the relationship between the Canadian and U.S. dollar is important to watch, keep on eye on the currency values of other significant trading partners.
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Get valuable insights in our economic outlooks.
FCC Knowledge Podcast: Talking Farm and Food
Join Marty Seymour for conversations, stories and lessons learned from people living and working in agriculture.
Email: Ag Economics Team